NEWS Staff Report LOS FRESNOS – Los Fresnos High School seniors will graduate is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium Saturday, June 8. Approximately 630 students will receive their diplomas at the Los Fresnos High School Commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 8. Of the 630 graduates, 67 students completed requirements for graduation …
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Jun 05 2013
District bids farewell to McMinn; Garza retires
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com RIO HONDO – The Rio Hondo Independent School District honored Anneliese McMinn, who just retired as the district’s superintendent, at an end-of-the-year ceremony at Rio Hondo High School Saturday, June1. “It was very sweet,” McMinn said of the event, which included a breakfast held to honor the now-former …
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Jun 05 2013
Students awarded in annual poster contest
Special to the NEWS RIO HONDO – Ryan Salazar, 7, received a Cameron County Department of Health and Human Services Certificate of Recognition on May 30 for being a second place winner in the first through second grade category of the 2013 Texas Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Rabies Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest. …
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Jun 05 2013
Roy Garza Memorial Golf Tournament on tap
NEWS Staff Writer The Boys and Girls Club of San Benito will be hosting the 35th Annual Roy Garza Memorial Golf Tournament, otherwise known as the Save the Club tourney, on Saturday, June 8. The tournament will be held at the Brownsville Country Club, located at 1800 W. San Marcelo Blvd. in Brownsville. The event …
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Jun 05 2013
Calendar of Events (June 5 – June 8)
Date: Thru June 6 Event: Registration for the San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose St., San Benito More Info: (956) 361-3860 Date: June 7-28 Event: San Benito Public Library Summer Reading Program Where: San Benito Public Library, 101 W. Rose St., San Benito More Info: (956) …
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Jun 01 2013
‘WE WILL BE BACK’ – San Benito falls to Lewisville, misses state title game
By ARMANDO GARZA Special to the NEWS AUSTIN – They were certainly happy to be here, but that doesn’t mean they’re not sad leaving. After a superb start, the San Benito Lady ’Hounds couldn’t withstand a bad inning as they ultimately fell to Lewisville 5-2 in their Class 5A state semifinal at Red & Charline McCombs …
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Jun 01 2013
Walk-A-Thon planned in memory of domestic violence victim
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Although it’s been a year since Nora Lisa Saucedo – a 1993 graduate of San Benito High School and victim of domestic violence – was killed, her memory lives on in her mother’s attempt to honor her by raising awareness about domestic violence. Daisy Ratliff, Nora’s mother, said …
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Jun 01 2013
Child porn suspect pleads not guilty
By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A San Benito woman accused of allegedly sending sexually explicit photos of an infant girl to a sex offender in Corpus Christi has pleaded not guilty. According to Melissa Zamora, Public Information Officer for the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office, 22-year-old Desiree Lee Padilla of San Benito signed …
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Jun 01 2013
Student performances highlight Mariachi, Orchestra concert
By JOE BOCANEGRA Special to the NEWS Citizens were treated to a night of music as the San Benito CISD String Orchestra and the San Benito Veterans Memorial Academy Mariachi Band held a joint concert on Thursday. The first half of the concert consisted of sixth graders from the three San Benito area middle schools: …
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Jun 01 2013
CONSIDER THIS: Something everyone can get behind
By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com It was 3:18 a.m. Wednesday when I heard the press run the mid-week issue’s B section – one part of our special edition dedicated to the San Benito Lady ’Hounds’ trailblazing, history-making, awe-inspiring bid for a state championship. Exhausted after editing, naming and laying out nearly 1,000 senior photos …
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